Operation Backlog Completion 2026

Next Dragon Quest to be Announced on May 27 (Dragon Quest XII, Or…?)

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May 112026
 

In a recent broadcast, Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii said there will be an anniversary live stream on May 27.

As reported by Gematsu, this will include “an announcement about the next game,” along with other news.

This sounds like the next game in the series is ready to be announced…

…except it already was. Exactly 5 years before the upcoming live stream, in fact.

It was all the way back on May 27, 2021 when the 35th anniversary live stream included several announcements, including Dragon Quest III HD-2D, Dragon Quest Treasures, and yes, Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate.

What followed were a lot of questions, from what they meant by calling Dragon Quest XII a Dragon Quest game “for adults” and what the “renewed” combat system would be like.

Fans worried that Dragon Quest XII would be dark and edgy, that it would have action combat, all sorts of worries based on those unclear statements when it was announced… and you know, we still don’t have any answers. We have yet to see anything at all about Dragon Quest XII. The last update was an interview in 2023 where Horii cited the pandemic as a reason progress on the game was slow.

Now here we are in 2026, approaching the 40th anniversary live stream, where “the next game” is set to have an announcement. Will we finally see Dragon Quest XII? Will we see a completely different Dragon Quest XII instead? Or is the new announcement for another remake or spin-off?

Whatever the case may be, I hope the game looks good. What do you think will be shown at the live stream?

Will Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 Be Announced Soon?

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May 062026
 

In a recent interview with Nintendo Life about the Switch 2 port of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, director Naoki Hamaguchi touched briefly on the third game.

He said he’s gone through the full game 40 times (note: this doesn’t mean he’s playing through it like a complete game, but rather that he’s been going through different sections to test it) and that progress is going well.

Last September, Square Enix mentioned that the release timing for Part 3 had already been decided, and back in January they said the title had been decided.

All of this sounds like we’re marching closer to the official announcement of Part 3. I’ve seen people speculate about a Summer Game Fest reveal, and I can see it happening.

Meanwhile, I haven’t played Rebirth yet.

It’s incredible. The start of 2024 was packed for me with Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth coming out so close together, and not only did it take me until the end of last year to finish Infinite Wealth, but I haven’t even started Rebirth yet!

Will I have played it by the time Part 3 is announced? …If it’s announced at SGF, almost certainly not. Will I have played it by the time Part 3 is out? That feels like a more reasonable goal to shoot for.

Are you ready to play the third part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy? When do you think it will be announced?

Tales of Eternia Remaster Listed on PEGI Website

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May 012026
 

Wednesday evening, a PEGI listing for Tales of Eternia Remastered was discovered online.

It was a Nintendo Switch rating that strangely listed the release date as being April 16, 2026.

The page has since been taken down, but since it was there, it seems likely that it’s a legitimate leak and was posted too soon (possibly because of a delay, if we want to speculate on that erroneous release date).

Tales of Eternia is the 3rd game in the Tales series. For its North American release, the title was changed to Tales of Destiny II, possibly because Tales of Destiny had been the first Tales game released outside of Japan.

(For added confusion, there’s an actual Tales of Destiny 2, too, but it was never localized.)

While my Tales remaster hopes have focused on games never released outside of Japan at all, Eternia is another one I’d love to see, because it’s hard to find copies of it nowadays. On top of that, it’ll be nice to see one of the older games get a remaster for a change.

I still have many Tales games left in my backlog… and speaking of the backlog, you might have noticed today is May 1, but there’s no sign of a mystery game month like we’ve done in the past. I’m currently lagging so far behind in my in-progress games that I decided to skip mystery month this year to focus on them instead. Next year? Here’s hoping!

Anyway, there’s a good chance Tales of Eternia will be the next Tales remaster announced! Are you planning to play it?

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